Computer Science · Computer Graphics & Visualisation
A topic within Computer Graphics & Visualisation, itself one of 11 topics in that field and part of Computer Science.
2 works
William E. Lorensen & Harvey E. Cline
Extracts a polygonal surface from a 3D scalar field one cube at a time by looking up a pre-computed table of how the surface crosses each cube, turning volumetric data such as a CT scan into a renderable mesh.
Tony DeRose, Michael Kass & Tien Truong
Argues subdivision surfaces let animators sculpt a coarse control mesh while getting a smooth, crease-capable surface at render time, and reports how Pixar put the technique into production on Geri's Game.